Means for printing music.



P. S. A. MARINO.

MEANS FOR PRINTING MUSIC.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 10, 1913.

1,09 1,682.. Patented Mar. 31, 1914.

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MEANS FOR PRINTING MUSIC.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 31, 1914.

Application filed November 10, 1913. Serial No. 800,199.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, PASQUALE S. A. MA- nINo, a subject of the King of Italy, residing at Harrison, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Means for Printing Music, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in means for printing music and the object of the invention is to provide a means of this general character of a novel and improved arrangement whereby the form for printing the music may be set up with c011- venience and facility and whereby the printing impressions may be made directly from such form after being properly mounted within a conventional printers chase.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts whereby cer-. tain important advantages are attained and the device is rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, all as will'be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of the invention will be carefully defined in the appended claims.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a fragmentary view in elevation, with parts broken away, of a form constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention; Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view, in perspec tive, of certain of the parts of my invention, as herein disclosed; Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, but illustrating a further detail of my invention, as herein included; Fig. 5 is a.

view similar to Figs. 3 and 4 but illustrating still further details of my invention, as herein embodied; and Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view in bottom plan illustratingameans whereby the form may be clamped within the chase.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, 1 indicates a chase which may be of any ordinary or preferred construction and having produced in the rear or under surfaces of its side members at predetermined points a recess 2, as particularly shown in Fig. 6, in which is pivotally mounted a latch member 3, which latch member is adapted to be so adjusted as to overlap the adjacent side bar t of the form and serving, in a manner to be more particularly referred to, to maintain or clamp the form within the chase. As the outer surface of the latch member 3 is substantially flush with the adjacent surfaces of the chase 1 and bar 4: I find it of advantage to produce in the free or extended portion of the latch suitable recesses 0r pockets 5 in which a suitable implement may be projected to afford a convenient means whereby such latch 3 may be turned about its pivot into the position, as indicated at a in dotted lines in Fig. 6, to effect the clamping relation or vice versa as the requirements of practice may dictate. It is also to b observed that the rear edge 6 of the latch is straight so that when such latch is adjusted into inoperative position, as indicated by full lines in Fig. 6, no obstruction will be offered by the latch to the removal of the form from within the chase.

As herein embodied, the form comprises the two side bars a of predetermined dimensions havingsuitably secured to the upper faces thereof the elongated strips 6, in the inner marginal portions of which are produced and entirely therealongthe spaced parallel open ended slots 77, the slots of one strip 6 being adapted to aline with the slots of the second strip 6 when in assembled position. The upper surface of each of the strips 6 is also provided with a longitudinally directed chauuel or groove 8 intersecting the slot- 7 for a purpose to be hereinafter more particularly referred to. The distance between the slots 7 is equal to the distance between the lines of a musical stall for purposes as will be hereinafter more fully appreciated.

Adapted to be accommodated within the slots 7 are the transversely reduced extremities 9 of the cross strips 10, the intermediate portions of which, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3, project above the upper surfaces of the form, when assembled, and whereby the upper longitudinal edge 11 thereof serves as animpression surface to print the requisite lines of the staff. The upper longitudinal marginal portions of the reduced extremities 9 of the strips 10 are each provided with a notch or recess 12, as particularly shown in Fig. 3, which is adapted to register with a channel or groove 8 so that the key or feather 14 insertible within the groove 8 will serve to lock the strips against displacement.

After the strips 10 have been properly positioned relative to the bars 4 or more particularly the strips 6, a clamping plate is applied, which plate is of a transverse diameter equal to the combined similar diameters of the sides of the chase 1 and the strips 6, whereby the resultant overlapping of the plates 15 coact with the latches 3, hereinbefore referred to, to maintain the form within the chase, as is believed to be self-evident V to those skilled in the art to which my present invention appertains. While any means may be employed for maintaining the plates 15 in operative or assembled position, I prefer to employ the arrangement illustrated in the accompanying drawings and more particularly in Figs. 1 and 2 thereof, wherein the plates 15, strips 6 and bars 4 are provided with registering apertures through which passes the headed members 16, the lower extremities of which being threaded and adapted to engage the clamping members 18, hereinshown as in the nature of conventional nuts, embedded within suitable recesses 19 produced in the lower faces of the bars 4 and in their outer marginal portions. The upper face of the head of each of the members 16 is provided with a transverse square or groove 20 adapted to be engaged by a suitable implement whereby the requisite rotation may be imparted to such member 16 to efiect a proper clamping action. It might also be well to state that the members 18 and the recesses or pockets 19 in which they rest are angular in cross section in order that such members may be held against axial movement, for reasons which are believed to be self-evident.

After the form and chase have been assembled, as hereinbefore set forth, and as particularly shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, the same is inverted so that the impression surfaces 11 of the strips 10 may be rested upon a flat surface, such as glass, stone or any other material which may be employed with equal advantage so that the requisite type 21 containing the desired musical symbol, as particularly illustrated in Fig. 1, may be set. As herein disclosed, each of the types is of a size as to have a complete musical symbol thereon and the printing face of such type is provided with one or more transversely disposed slots 22, the number of such slots depending upon the location of the symbol relatively to the staff,

such slots being of such a depth as to afford a means whereby the type 21 may be caused to straddle the strips 10. As disclosed in Fig. 4:, the symbol re resents a half-note for C within the staff and for that reason is provided with three slots 22 which assures the proper positioning of the symbol, the application of the type being determined from the lowermost strip of the staff. Should the symbol be reproduced above or below the staff the type will be' provided with five of such slots, as is thought to be clearly apparent. By having the form and chase inverted with the impression surfaces 11 of the strips in contact with a fiat surface it will be readily understood that the proper printing point will be assured the type by the contact of the printing faces of such type with such surface.

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that a means for printing music constructed in accordance with my invention is of an extremely simple and comparatively inexpensive nature and is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the fact that the impressions may be taken directly from the form and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modification without material departure from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice. 1

Having thus fully described my invention what I desire to claim and secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. Means for printing including side members provided with spaced recesses, strips having their extremities adapted to be accommodated in the recesses of the members, an edge of each of such strips serving as an impression surface, locking members coacting with the strips and the side members for holding the strips against displacement, and a printing member having a recess in its printing surface whereby such member may be interlocked with the strips.

2. Means for printing including side'members provided with spaced recesses and having grooves intersecting such recesses, strips having their extremities adapted to be accommodated in the recesses of the members and having in such extremities recesses adapted to register with the grooves of the members, an edge of each of such strips serving as an impression surface, locking members insertible within the grooves of the members and extending through the recesses of the strips for holding the strips against displacement, and a printing member having a recess in its printing surface. whereby r 3. In combination with a chase, side memment, certain of such means serving to hold bers provided with spaced recesses positioned the strips against displacement. 10 within the chase, strips having their ex- 1 In testimony whereof I hereunto aifix my tremities adapted to be accommodated in the signature in the presence of two witnesses. recesses of the side members, an edge of each PASQUALE S. A. MARINO.

of such strips serving as an impression sur- Witnesses:

face, and means coasting with the chase for W. E. LAwsoN,

holding the side members against displace- ANNIE I. HIND.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G." 

